GPO Film Unit Populær film

1935 documentary about the hard working life of Welsh coal miners.

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Cast: W.H. Auden

A tribute to the courage and resiliency of Britons during the darkest days of the London Blitz.

Sjanger: Documentary

Cast: Quentin Reynolds

Rainbow Dance is a 1936 British animated film released by the GPO Film Unit. This is Lye's second film. It uses the Gasparcolor process.

Sjanger: Music

Cast: Rupert Doone

Ambitious documentary chronicling the cultural life and religious customs of the Sinhalese and the effects of advanced industrialism on such customs.

Sjanger: Documentary

Cast: Lionel Wendt

This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the...

Sjanger: Documentary

Cast: Arthur Clark

This portait of life on the tea plantations is decidedly rosy – clearly, there are no exploited workers here. However, the film provides an...

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Animated shapes dance to Cuban music. This was one of the first animations to be painted directly onto the film.

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The film, made to advertise domestic telephone sets, is based around two very different families. The Petts are conventional, happy and have...

Sjanger: Comedy

Cast: Bruce Winston

This expository film shows the mood of European society on the eve of the Second World War while promoting the values of international cooperation....

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Wartime morale-boosting propaganda short, looking at the greatness of Britain and the efforts of all to preserve her power and integrity.

Sjanger: Documentary

Cast: J. B. Priestley

Documentary following an Edinburgh fishing trawler, the "Isabella Grieg".

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An impressionistic portrait of the BBC.

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Cast: Gilbert Keith Chesterton

Short documentary showing the workings of a large London sorting office.

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A film made by the British General Post Office (GPO) in 1933, promoting the automation of telephone exchanges.

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Police work during World War II in Britain.

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Cast: Lionel Gamlin

The organisation of medical services in Britain during the Second World War.

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Combining a whimsical romantic tale, practical information about the Post Office Savings Bank, and a gently experimental film-making technique, this...

Sjanger: Documentary

Cast: V.C. Clinton-Baddeley

A short GPO documentary showing how undersea telephone cables are repaired.

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Documentary short by Humphrey Jennings. The GPO Film Unit was a subdivision of the UK General Post Office. The unit was established in 1933, taking...

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Animation featuring dancing black and white shadows.

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